Physical Plant - Bloomington

Building Systems

General Information

The Division of Building Systems is responsible for fire and security systems, elevators, escalators and conveyors, two-way communications, cable and satellite systems, preventive maintenance night operations and the Control Center as well as maintaining the Campus Weather Page.

Services

Cable and Satellite Systems

Supervisor: Mike Edwards

• Support campus broadband communication cable system.
• Monitor FCC compliance for CATV equipment.
• Maintain head-end CATV equipment.
• Provide support for satellite TV systems.

Control Center

Supervisor: Doug Trueblood

• The communication hub for Physical Plant employees and customers.

Elevators

• Maintenance and servicing of hydraulic and traction elevators, escalators and conveyors.
• All technicians are certified by the State of Indiana including 2 QEI certified State Inspectors on staff.
• 24/7 Emergency stand-by service.

Energy Management

• Operate and monitor campus energy management system (EMS) and Central control panel 24 hours/day -- 7 days/week. Monitor 10,000 system points, elevator telephones, fire alarms, security alarms. Customer Response – provide initial contact during evening, night & weekend hours. Key control.

Fire Alarm, Sprinkler, and Security Systems

Supervisor: Mike Edwards

• Full range of design, maintenance & installation of interrupt dialers, motion detection, video surveillance and digital recording, computer security, keyless entry/card access systems as well as fire, smoke and heat detection and fire suppression services.
• 24/7 Emergency stand-by service.

Night Operations

• Multi-craft services to campus during evening hours.

Preventive Maintenance

Supervisor: J.R. Clark

• Routine inspection and maintenance of equipment.

Two-way Communications

Supervisor: Mike Edwards

• Monitor FCC compliance.
• Design, install and maintain two-way communication equipment.